B727-200 crew had aircraft dutch roll in ZMA class east airspace.

Attributes
ACN	498258
Time
Date	200101
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mia.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl single value : 16000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zma.artcc
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : vacating altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	498258
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : provided flight assist flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Air interrupt. Climb out out of mia at 16000 ft and 300 KTS, the aircraft had several uncommanded dutch roll oscillations. Reduced speed and altitude and dutch roll stopped. Dumped fuel to minimum landing weight and returned for landing at mia. Rest of flight was normal.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727-200 CREW HAD ACFT DUTCH ROLL IN ZMA CLASS E AIRSPACE.

Narrative: AIR INTERRUPT. CLBOUT OUT OF MIA AT 16000 FT AND 300 KTS, THE ACFT HAD SEVERAL UNCOMMANDED DUTCH ROLL OSCILLATIONS. REDUCED SPD AND ALT AND DUTCH ROLL STOPPED. DUMPED FUEL TO MINIMUM LNDG WT AND RETURNED FOR LNDG AT MIA. REST OF FLT WAS NORMAL.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.